Door-holder.



G. BUSOHUPM, DOOR HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 5, 1907.

PATENTED 1 312.11, 1908.

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GEORGE BUSOHUR, OF OOLDWATEB, OHIO.

DOOR-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

Application filed August 5.1907- Serial No. 387,200-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that GEORGE BUSGI-IUR, citizen of the United States, residing at Coldwater, in the county of Mercer and State of Ohio, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to doors, and more particularly to holders therefor, and has for 1ts object to provide a holder arranged to retain a door in open position, and one which will, also act as a buffer for the door.

- Another object is to provide a structure in which certain portions thereof will protect the buffing pad, and which will be simple in structure and arrangement so that it may be produced at a low figure.

Other objects and advantages will be aparent from the following description and it will be understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without de arting from the spirit of the invention.

' l n the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a view showing a door provided with the present invention, the button being engaged between the arms; Fig. 2 is an enlarged view showing the two members of the holder; Fig. 3 is a section through the holder with the two members in engagement; Fig. 4 is a view showing the arms moved to extend laterally and in position to render the holder inoperative.

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a door member 5 and a wall member 6, the former including an attaching late 7 having a centrally located outwardly projecting stem 8 having an outwardly tapered intermediate portion 9 resulting in a terminal button 10 having a shoulder 11 at its inner portion.

The wall member includes an attaching plate 12 carrying an outwardly extending lateral stem 13 having an inner rounded portion 14 and an outer, transversely rectangular and outwardly tapered portion 15, this portion 15 having upper and lower flat faces 16 and 17 and fiat side faces 18. In the outer end of the stem, there is formed a recess 19, in which there is secured the inner portion of a resilient buffing pad 20 which thus projects beyond the end of the stem.

Disposed against the upper and lower faces 16 and 17 of the stem 13, there are re silient arms 21 which have openings 22 in their rearward portions receiving a pivotbolt 23, which is engaged through the stem 13 adjacent to the rearward end of the por-. tion 15 thereof. Forwardly of the stem 13, the arms 21 are curved both longitudinally and transversely, to form concave pockets in their mutually adjacent faces, and at their extremities, beyond the pockets, the arms are curved away from each other as indicatedat 24, the pockets bein shown at 25. As will be readily understoor, the portions of the arms directly adjacent to and outwardly of the pockets, are spaced from each other a distance less than the thickness of the button 10 while the pockets provide a space for the ample reception of the button between the arms. As will be seen, the buffing pad 20 is located between the arms, and in position to be protected thereby.

Threaded openings 26 are formed in the arms 21 forwardly of the pivot bolt 23, and thumb screws 27 are engaged in these openings and are operable to impinge against the stem 13,. to hold the arms against movement upon the pivotbolt, and, as shown in Fig. 4, when these screws. are loosened, the arms may be moved laterally to bring the open ings 26 laterally of the stem, when the screws may be operated to project them over the side face of the stem 13, thus holding the arms out of operative position, when the device will act as a buffer alone.

WVhat is claimed is:" I

A wall member for door holders comprising a stem including a transversely rectangular portion, resilient arms disposed against the upper and lower faces of said ortion respectively, a pivot bolt engaged t rough the stem and the rearward portions of said arms, said arms having threaded openings therein forwardly of the pivot bolt, and being movable to bring said openings laterally beyond the stem, thumb screws engaged in said threaded openings, and a buffing pad carried by the outer end of the stem, said pad being located to lie between the spring arms when the latter are in position to extend longitudinally of the stem.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE BUSOHUR. 

